remove remaining refs to kexecboot

THOUGHTS.txt

@@ -6795,3 +6795,42 @@ should be pure, so if we're going to timestamp anything we have to do
 that in the imperative step i.e. update.sh
 
 perhaps a symlink from /persist/configuration/yyyymmddtmmhhss -> /nix/store/eeee-blah
+
+
+Thu Jan  2 23:38:59 GMT 2025
+
+Stuff we should tidy up:
+
+1) all devices to set credible default output, rootfs, etc
+2) expunge remaining references to kexecboot
+3) dynamic uid assigment for users
+4) lessen logging noise from firewall
+5) update.sh --fast sends wlan services for a spin
+
+
+
+Fri Jan  3 16:05:10 GMT 2025
+
+* build actual rotuer config and install on rt3200
+* find usb ethernet dongle for laptop
+* plug it in?
+
+Sat Jan  4 15:32:03 GMT 2025
+
+didn't work so well, because the installer version is coupled with the
+dtb and the dtb can't be upgraded without upgrading the kenrel
+
+kernel 6.6.67 builds and boots but seems to have no wired ethernet.
+looking through the openwrt config changes ...
+
++CONFIG_MTD_UBI_NVMEM=y
++CONFIG_NVMEM_BLOCK=y
++CONFIG_NVMEM_LAYOUT_ADTRAN=y
++CONFIG_PHYLIB_LEDS=y
++CONFIG_MTK_REGULATOR_COUPLER=y
++CONFIG_FW_LOADER_SYSFS=y
+
+
+Sun Jan  5 12:58:52 GMT 2025
+
+We are running with rt3200 and everything appears to work :-)

devices/gl-ar750/default.nix

@@ -41,10 +41,11 @@
     :ref:`system-outputs-mtdimage` can be flashed using the
     vendor web UI or the U-Boot emergency "unbrick" routine.
 
-    For flashing from an existing Liminix system (we believe that) it
-    is necessary to first boot into a :ref:`system-outputs-kexecboot`
-    system, otherwise you'll be overwriting flash partitions while
-    they're in use - and that might not end well.
+    Flashing over an existing Liminix system is not possible while
+    that system is running, otherwise you'll be overwriting flash
+    partitions while they're in use - and that might not end well.
+    Configure the system with :ref:`levitate` if you need to
+    make it upgradable.
 
     Vendor web page: https://www.gl-inet.com/products/gl-ar750/
 

devices/gl-mt300a/default.nix

@@ -32,10 +32,11 @@
     binary created by :ref:`system-outputs-mtdimage` can be flashed
     using the vendor web UI or the U-Boot emergency "unbrick" routine.
 
-    For flashing from an existing Liminix system (we think) it
-    is necessary to first boot into a :ref:`system-outputs-kexecboot`
-    system, otherwise you'll be overwriting flash partitions while
-    they're in use - and that might not end well.
+    Flashing over an existing Liminix system is not possible while
+    that system is running, otherwise you'll be overwriting flash
+    partitions while they're in use - and that might not end well.
+    Configure the system with :ref:`levitate` if you need to
+    make it upgradable.
 
     Vendor web page: https://www.gl-inet.com/products/gl-mt300a/
 

devices/gl-mt300n-v2/default.nix

@@ -25,10 +25,11 @@
     binary created by :ref:`system-outputs-mtdimage` can be flashed
     using the vendor web UI or the U-Boot emergency "unbrick" routine.
 
-    For flashing from an existing Liminix system (we think) it
-    is necessary to first boot into a :ref:`system-outputs-kexecboot`
-    system, otherwise you'll be overwriting flash partitions while
-    they're in use - and that might not end well.
+    Flashing over an existing Liminix system is not possible while
+    that system is running, otherwise you'll be overwriting flash
+    partitions while they're in use - and that might not end well.
+    Configure the system with :ref:`levitate` if you need to
+    make it upgradable.
 
     Vendor web page: https://www.gl-inet.com/products/gl-mt300n-v2/
 

modules/all-modules.nix

@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
    ./outputs/ext4fs.nix
    ./outputs/initramfs.nix
    ./outputs/jffs2.nix
-   ./outputs/kexecboot.nix
    ./outputs/mtdimage.nix
    ./outputs/tftpboot.nix
    ./outputs/ubifs.nix

modules/outputs/kexecboot.nix

@@ -1,65 +0,0 @@
-{
-  config
-, pkgs
-, lib
-, ...
-}:
-let
-  inherit (lib) mkOption types concatStringsSep;
-in {
-  imports = [ ../ramdisk.nix ];
-  options.system.outputs = {
-    kexecboot = mkOption {
-      type = types.package;
-      description = ''
-        kexecboot
-        *********
-
-        Directory containing files needed for kexec booting.
-        Can be copied onto the target device using ssh or similar
-      '';
-    };
-    boot-sh = mkOption {
-      type = types.package;
-      description = ''
-        Shell script to run on the target device that invokes
-        kexec with appropriate options
-      '';
-    };
-  };
-  config = {
-    boot.ramdisk.enable = true;
-    system.outputs = {
-      kexecboot =
-        let o = config.system.outputs; in
-        pkgs.runCommand "kexecboot" {} ''
-          mkdir $out
-          cd $out
-          ln -s ${o.rootfs} rootfs
-          ln -s ${o.kernel} kernel
-          ln -s ${o.manifest} manifest
-          ln -s ${o.boot-sh} boot.sh
-          ln -s ${pkgs.kexec-tools-static}/bin/kexec ./kexec
-          ln -s ${o.dtb} dtb
-       '';
-
-      boot-sh =
-        let
-          inherit (config.system.outputs) rootfs;
-          cmdline = concatStringsSep " " config.boot.commandLine;
-        in
-          pkgs.buildPackages.runCommand "boot.sh.sh" {
-          } ''
-            rootfsStart=${toString (100 * 1024 * 1024)}
-            rootfsBytes=$(stat -L -c %s ${rootfs})
-            append_cmd="mtdparts=phram0:''${rootfsBytes}(rootfs) phram.phram=phram0,''${rootfsStart},''${rootfsBytes} memmap=''${rootfsBytes}\$''${rootfsStart}";
-            cat > $out <<EOF
-            #!/bin/sh
-            test -d \$1
-            cd \$1
-            ./kexec -f -d --map-file rootfs@$rootfsStart --dtb dtb --command-line '${cmdline} $append_cmd' kernel
-            EOF
-          '';
-    };
-  };
-}

modules/outputs/mtdimage.nix

@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ in {
         This creates an image called :file:`firmware.bin` suitable for
         squashfs or jffs2 systems. It can be flashed from U-Boot (if
         you have a serial console connection), or on some devices from
-        the vendor firmware, or from a Liminix kexecboot system.
+        the vendor firmware, or from Liminix when using
+        :ref:`levitate`
 
         If you are flashing from U-Boot, the file
         :file:`flash.scr` is a sequence of commands

modules/ramdisk.nix

@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ in {
       ramdisk = {
         enable = mkEnableOption ''
           reserving part of memory as
-          an MTD-based RAM disk.  Needed for TFTP booting or for
-          kexec-based revertable upgrade
+          an MTD-based RAM disk.  Needed for TFTP booting
         '';
       };
     };